THE YORK SPECIAL CARE BABY UNIT SUPPORT GROUP

Registered charity 516552 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The object of the Group is the relief, care and treatment of premature and sick newborn babies in the Special Care Baby Unit at York Hospital, by assisting with the purchase of specialised medical equipment, improving amenities and facilities and supporting the educational and vocational training of staff on the unit.

Objects

THE RELIEF, CARE AND TREATMENT OF PREMATURE AND SICK NEWBORN BABIES IN THE SPECIAL CARE BABY UNIT AT YORK HOSPITAL, BY ASSISTING WITH THE PURCHASE OF SPECIALISED MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, IMPROVING AMENITIES AND FACILITIES, PROVIDING EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH TRAVEL COSTS, FOR PARENTS AND SIBLINGS, AND SUPPORTING THE EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING OF STAFF ON THE UNIT.

Area of benefit: SPECIAL CARE BABY UNIT AT YORK DISTRICT HOSPITAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £300,947, an increase from the previous year's £290,026. The trustees consider a reserves policy based on operating costs inappropriate, instead maintaining funds to cover anticipated medical equipment needs over a one to two year period. The charity reports adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — York Special Care Baby Unit Support Group (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rebecca McClellandchair
• DR Sundeep Sandhu
• Emma Johnson
• Jennifer Armstrong · trustee of 1 other charity
• Kristie Atherton
• Laura Moore
• Ruth Hopkins
• VICTORIA SMITH

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: City Of York

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